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May 28th, 2011

If you take a look at a catalog of tools for a specialized craft, you might be amazed at the vast number of specialized pieces of equipment available that you've never heard of. This tool, for example, is a perforati...

When German artist Hans-Peter Feldmann won $100,000 from the Biennial Hugo Boss Prize, which awards achievement in contemporary art, he decided to give back in this peculiarly fascinating art:Feldmann decided to give...

Sharp Act Knife Sharpener - $11.95
Do you know a magician in the kitchen? Get them the Sharp Act Knife Sharpener from the NeatoShop. Everyone will be in awe of this fabulous knife sharpener shaped like the sawing...

To promote TRON: Legacy, Walt Disney Studio commissioned Jim Vision of End of the Line (in association with Distillery Productions and Toby Summerskill) to paint a truly epic mural. Here's the epic making of video clip (...

Yes, the budgerigar is probably trying to mount the tennis ball, but I still find the cuteness factor to be very high and the floor extremely clean. Click play or go to Link [YouTube] - via MetafilterCute, parro...

This one is pretty cool: a slow-motion video clip of a female Allen's hummingbird feeding, captured at 300 FPS by JCMDI.Take a look over at Anything and Everything blog: Link [embedded YouTube clip] Hummingbird, slowmoti...

In 1809, the Ottoman Empire wanted to warn the Serbian people not to attempt any more foolish rebellion*, so it created this macabre monument:Serbian forces dug new trenches under the local command of the Duke, Steva...

The American philosopher Homer Simpson once praised the concept of the motorhome as "a car I can go to the bathroom in." The custom-built (no, sadly, this was not a production vehicle) Bath Tub Buggy made by George B...

Designer Lulin Ding has interesting ideas about makeup. She dreamt up this LED Eyeshadow contraption because she was "interested in the way women wear eyeshadow and how most of the time you can only see the details w...

In what seems a bit like a modernist reenactment of the Mad Hatter's tea party, the venerable Stephen Fry sat down with Lady Gaga for tea and an interview for FT Magazine. It's a weird pairing, no doubt, but how can anyo...

Moose Head Mobile Phone Stand - $7.95
Have you been searching endlessly for the perfect phone stand? Well, look no further! You need the Moose Head Mobile Phone Stand from the NeatoShop. This fabulous little stand s...

Nature is always throwing weirdness at us, and today's helping comes in the form of a hermaphroditic goat--a breedable male that can be milked.
A visitor to a goat show in Brazil did not hesitate to buy a hermaphrodite...

It's Memorial Day weekend and just about everyone will be out grilling some burgers. But have you ever thought about the science behind the food you're eating (too much of)? Scientific American and NBC Learn have teamed...

Sure, it looks like a wayward ball of fluff. Maybe a even baby tribble. But that little guy in the pic above is the White Flannel Moth caterpillar, and the photographer who picked it up? Not happy. Those tiny little...

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of summer, since many schools are out, pools are opening, employers are juggling everyone's vacations, and the weather is nice enough for a cookout. I hear there's a big c...

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Back in January, Newsweek listed Grand Rapids, Michigan as one of "America's Dying Cities." Mayor George Hartwell did not agree, and said as much. The city responded by producing an epic LipDub video...